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The rise of female entrepreneurs : new evidence on gender differences in liquidity constraints
Sauer, Robert M.; Wilson, Tanya - 2015
Small business activity and female entrepreneurship have become increasingly important features of the UK economy since … further accelerate the rise of female entrepreneurship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510506
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Born entrepreneur? : adolescents' personality characteristics and self-employment in adulthood
Viinikainen, Jutta; Heineck, Guido; Böckerman, Petri; … - 2016
also reinforce the prior evidence on the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454428
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The "entrepreneurial boss" effect on employees' future entrepreneurship choices : a role model story?
Rocha, Vera; Praag, Mirjam van - 2016
Both organizational and sociological approaches in entrepreneurship research highlight the importance of social context … in shaping individual preferences for entrepreneurship. An influential contextual factor that has not been studied in … entrepreneurship research is one's boss at work. Do entrepreneurial bosses contribute to their employees' decisions to become …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011518066
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Informal entrepreneurship and institutional theory : explaining the varying degrees of (in)formalization of entrepreneurs in Pakistan
Williams, Colin C.; Shahid, Muhammad S. - In: Entrepreneurship and regional development : an … 28 (2016) 1/2, pp. 1-25
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011539273
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Court-ship, kinship and business : a study on the interaction between the formal and the informal institutions and its effect on entrepreneurship
Chakraborty, Tanika; Mukherjee, Anirban; Saha, Sarani - 2015
In this paper we theoretically and empirically examine how the interaction between the formal court system and the informal loan network affects a household's decision to start a business. We find that when the formal court system is weak, expansion of informal credit network leads to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010488828
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Questioning dominant entrepreneurship assumptions : the case of female ethnic minority entrepreneurs
Verduijn, Karen; Essers, Caroline - In: Entrepreneurship and regional development : an … 25 (2013) 7/8, pp. 612-630
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010189401
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Women's empowerment and emancipation through entrepreneurship : extending Professor Alistair Anderson's contributions
Ibáñez, María José; Guerrero, Maribel - In: Entrepreneurship and regional development : an … 34 (2022) 7/8, pp. 722-741
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013411656
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Women entrepreneurs in the Gulf States : taking stock and moving forward
Hashim, Sumaya - In: Entrepreneurship and regional development : an … 35 (2023) 9/10, pp. 841-884
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014454787
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What works in supporting women-led businesses?
Ubfal, Diego - 2024
Innovative women entrepreneurs can be agents of change and offer novel solutions to global challenges. However, they face multiple barriers to growing their businesses. This paper reviews the literature on strategies to support women entrepreneurs in improving their business outcomes. It focuses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014525018
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The discourse of entrepreneurial masculinities (and femininities)
Hamilton, Eleanor - In: Entrepreneurship and regional development : an … 25 (2013) 1/2, pp. 90-99
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009712638